By Nathaniel Tan,
We should salute the bravery of Azamuddin Omar, the 15 year old young man who was with Aminulrasyid when he was shot.
Azamuddin has had to give a statement no less than 3 times, and last night was made to return to the scene of the crime.
Even I find police questioning intimidating, and I can’t imagine the trauma of having to revisit the whole scene. Azamuddin however, is showing a consistent commitment to truth and justice, despite these challenges.
Now, an important aspect of this investigation keeps coming up: Were any police lives at threat when they fired at the car with the two boys?
MK:
The important thing however is that this testimony suggests that Aminulrasyid did not at any material time pose a threat to the lives of any policemen.
So why was he shot? >:(
This time, the cops non-fatally shot an armed robber in the leg.
I think we should take this as an example of both better policing and the effect of public pressure.
Even in this case, where the armed individual gave much more justification for shooting than in Aminulrasyid’s case, the policeman wisely practised restraint – maybe due to all the uproar over Aminulrasyid.
I think that’s the way it should be.
We should salute the bravery of Azamuddin Omar, the 15 year old young man who was with Aminulrasyid when he was shot.
Azamuddin has had to give a statement no less than 3 times, and last night was made to return to the scene of the crime.
Even I find police questioning intimidating, and I can’t imagine the trauma of having to revisit the whole scene. Azamuddin however, is showing a consistent commitment to truth and justice, despite these challenges.
Now, an important aspect of this investigation keeps coming up: Were any police lives at threat when they fired at the car with the two boys?
MK:
Among such questions, said Surendran, was: “Was the last shot fired before, or after the crash?”TMI:
Commenting on this, Surendran said, “The witnessed confirmed that the last shot was fired when the car was still moving, which contradicts the police version of events.
He had recounted how Aminulrasyid was shot in the back of the head, how his friend’s body slumped into his lap and how the car kept moving forward because the dead schoolboy’s foot was still on the accelerator.Well, this would not be the first time in Selangor that the police version of events turned out to be complete bollocks.
He made no mention about Aminulrasyid trying to reverse the car to ram policemen, contradicting police claims of what had transpired.
Azamuddin also alleged he was kicked in the head and assaulted by no fewer than five policemen, before he escaped.
The important thing however is that this testimony suggests that Aminulrasyid did not at any material time pose a threat to the lives of any policemen.
So why was he shot? >:(
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On another note: Observe another case of police shooting.This time, the cops non-fatally shot an armed robber in the leg.
I think we should take this as an example of both better policing and the effect of public pressure.
Even in this case, where the armed individual gave much more justification for shooting than in Aminulrasyid’s case, the policeman wisely practised restraint – maybe due to all the uproar over Aminulrasyid.
I think that’s the way it should be.
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